New pictures emerge of suspect in correspondents' dinner shooting
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- Cole Tomas Allen, accused of opening fire outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, took a selfie dressed in black with ammunition strapped to his body shortly before the attack, according to court documents.
- Allen faces charges including attempted assassination of the president, interstate transportation of a firearm with intent to commit a felony, and discharge of a firearm during a violent crime.
- Prosecutors described the attack as a planned act of political violence that could have caused significant harm to attendees, including journalists and government officials.
- Allen allegedly rushed a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton with a raised shotgun and was stopped after Secret Service agents fired five shots, resulting in his arrest with only a minor knee injury.
- During his journey from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., Allen documented scenic observations on his phone, contrasting with the violent intentions prosecutors say he harbored.
